Atomic bombs: the impact
After decades of teaching college writing, communication, and literature classes, I ask myself what students will remember two to five years after completing my...
Still plenty of work to do
This fall, the Ohio Legislature moves into “lame duck session”: the period between the election of our new legislators and the beginning of the...
Down at the Rest of Your Life retirement home
“Shore is nice this time a-year,” Windy said, smiling at those gathered. “Minds me of years ago back, you know? When we was young.”Windy,...
WWI letters
Carroll Hosbrook, a farm boy from Ohio, found himself in a small French village on Nov. 11, 1918. Bells in a bombed-out church were...
At least you voted
Well Shelby County, you did it. You turned out to vote.Once the election results are certified on Nov. 21, the turnout is expected to...
Squirrel and sweet potatoes
How about joining Julia, Austin and me on our one-mile walk to my parents house? Since we don’t have a pasture for the horses...
Now we must work on healing a nation
This was never going to end well.We had passed the point of harmony, grace and respect a long time ago — only to watch...
EpiPen: big government hurt drug market
In recent weeks, much concern has been raised about the EpiPen, an epinephrine auto injector produced by the pharmaceutical company, Mylan. Epinephrine is an...
Light, Camera, Auction
Earlier in the year we reported the State of Ohio was in the process of selling off farm land and livestock associated with Ohio...
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Trivia
Everyone who can remember a time when the word “tablet” meant “pill” will also remember a game called Trivial Pursuit.Trivial Pursuit is a board...